Award Winners

CFAH Animal Care Staff receives 2023 Excellence in Safety Group Award
CFAH Animal Care Staff receives 2023 Excellence in Safety Group Award

The team has developed and implemented biosecurity protocols within animal research facilities, working with faculty, staff, and students to meet the needs of personnel. Working together, they developed training for new employees and students regarding biosecurity and biosafety measures, building procedures as well as animal care and safety prior to new employees working in animal housing and research facilities. The team continuously upholds the requirements of Environmental Health (EHS) and Safety, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Institutional Biosafety Committee, and animal health requirements and safety findings and works collaboratively with EHS and Facilities Services to maintain laboratory, animal housing, and research facility needs. In addition, they assist in upholding AALAAC accreditation for university animal facilities and go the extra step to achieve excellence in animal care and use.

The CFAH Animal Care Staff who received the group award are as (pictured L to R) Ronna Wood, Juliette Hanson, Sara Tallmadge, Jane Cooper, Megan Strother, and Jeff Ogg (not pictured).

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Carolyn Lee receives first prize in the David Benfield poster competition at the 2023 NC229/NAPRRS/ICSVD conference
Carolyn Lee receives first prize in the David Benfield poster competition at the 2023 NC229/NAPRRS/ICSVD conference

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Shonna Smith Awarded Scholarship to attend the 2023 NASDA/MANRRS Agriculture Policy Summit
Shonna Smith Awarded Scholarship to attend the 2023 NASDA/MANRRS Agriculture Policy Summit

Shonna Smith, MS student (Rajashekara lab) was awarded a $1000 scholarship to attend the 2023 NASDA/MANRRS Agriculture Policy Summit in Washington, DC. The Summit, held in conjunction with the NASDA annual Winter Policy Conference, was held February 12-15th, 2023. Shonna was selected amongst 17 students to participate and meet individuals in the different state departments of agriculture and those working in agricultural policy.

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Kara Flaherty receives 2nd place at the 2023 CFAES Poster Competition
Kara Flaherty receives 2nd place at the 2023 CFAES Poster Competition

Kara Flaherty (advised by Dr. Scott Kenney and mentored by Kush Yadav) was awarded 2nd place in the Undergraduate - Animal Sciences Division for her poster titled "Evaluating the Effect of Placental Lactogen on Fatty Acid Concentration and Hepatitis E Virus Replication in Human Liver Cells" at the 2023 CFAES Poster Competition.

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Kush Yadav receives the Lynn Joens Memorial Award at CRWAD 2023
Kush Yadav receives the Lynn Joens Memorial Award at CRWAD 2023

Kush placed second in overall (oral and poster) presentations in NC1202 “Enteric diseases of food animals” at the CRWAD meeting, January 21-24, 2023. His presentation title was "Expanding host range and cross species transmission potential of rat hepatis E virus". His advisor is Scott Kenney.

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2020 CFAES Staff Advisory Council Shirley Brooks-Jones Citizenship Award winner - Robin Weimer
2020 CFAES Staff Advisory Council Shirley Brooks-Jones Citizenship Award winner - Robin Weimer

On January 22nd 2021, CFAH fiscal officer Robin Weimer received the CFAES Staff Advisory Council Shirley Brooks-Jones Citizenship Award at the virtual 2021 CFAES Awards Ceremony.

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2018 Outstanding Staff Award
2018 Outstanding Staff Award

Sara Tallmadge, 2018 Outstanding Staff Award Winner

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